It's time to check those preseason picks and see just how different reality turned out to be... First, the Big Ten predictions: After predicting each Big Ten game, State Journal reporter Joe Rexrode expects Michigan State to finish second in the league standings to Purdue, and for four Big Ten t...

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There is, of course news of the other sort. But the bad news is easy to find and usually much more widely discussed. Here instead is a round up of the positive news stories from 6 to 20 February 2009 from Afghanistan. I focus on this, not only to attempt to balance the scales in the tone department,...

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I acknowledge in the endnotes Dan Abbott's contribution of this clever phrase. I had been saying for years that I worked the military first, industry second, and Congress third, and my interactions with Lockheed Martin over their acquisition of Pacific Architects and Engineers had certainly pushed m...

Colorado Media Matters: KOA's Caldara perpetuated discredited theory holding solar activity responsible for global warming Honesty needs rescue Denver Daily News, CO - ... the anchors on KCNC's "CBS4 News at 6 am," KOA right-wing talk show host Mike Rosen, and KHOW talkers Dan Caplis and C...

        Recently Received   Books (Poetry) Anne Blonstein, Correspondence with Nobody , Ellectrique Press, Basel , Switzerland 2008 Roberto Bolaño , The Romantic Dogs,, translated by Laura Healy, New Directions, New York 2008 Jules Boykoff, Hegemonic Love Potion , Factory School , Brooklyn 200...

Top Ten: 1. Florida 2. Oklahoma 3. Texas 4. USC 5. Oklahoma State 6. LSU 7. Oregon 8. Ole Miss 9. North Carolina 10. Alabama Others of note: 37. Southern Miss (not bad for C-USA) 68. Mississippi State Here's what scout said about our Division I-A teams: 8. Ole Miss 2008 Record: 9-4 2008 Final CFN Se...